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Witches of Scotland is fighting to get pardons for 2,500 people executed during the 16th and 17th centuries.
The 1563 Witchcraft Act kickstarted two centuries of capital punishment for those found guilty of 'the dark arts' in Scotland.
Those accused, mainly women, were deprived of sleep, pricked with needles to see if they bled and examined for 'witches' marks'.
Most were declared guilty and sentenced and, after being strangled, they were burned to counteract witches' ability to rise from the dead.
Barrister Claire Mitchell founded Witches of Scotland.
There was a belief that if you didn't get rid of every part of a witch, that they might 'revenant', rev, coming from the French 'revenir', to return."
Those accused and executed often lived in poverty and had no defence against the charges.
Society regarded women as too frail to fight off the devil's attempts to manipulate them.
Whereas men could withstand, you know, the devil's advances."
Witches of Scotland isn't only demanding that those convicted of witchcraft be pardoned.
It's also fighting for an official apology from the authorities and a national monument to remember the victims.
It's still sadly very, very relevant."
